Messier 68

Messier 68
M68 dari Hubble Space Telescope; 3.32′ view
Kredit: NASA/STScI/WikiSky
Data pengamatan (J2000 epos)
KelasX[1]
Rasi bintangHydra
Asensio rekta 12j 39m 27.98d[2]
Deklinasi –26° 44′ 38.6″[2]
Jarak336 kly (103 kpc)[3]
Magnitudo tampak (V)+9.67[4]
Dimensi tampak (V)11′.0
Karakteristik fisik
Massa2,23×105[3] M
Radius53 tc[5]
Metalisitas = –2.23[3] dex
Perkiraan umur11.2 Gyr[6]
Fitur pentingRelatively metal poor.[3]
Nama lainM68, NGC 4590, GCl 20, C 1236-264, ESO 506-SC030[4]
Lihat pula: Gugus bola, Daftar gugus bola

Messier 68 (juga dikenal M68 atau NGC 4590) adalah sebuah gugus bola yang terletak pada rasi bintang Hydra. M68 ditemukan oleh Charles Messier pada tahun 1780. M68 berada pada jarak sekitar 33.000 tahun cahaya dari Bumi.

Referensi

  1. ^ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S
  2. ^ a b Goldsbury, Ryan; et al. (2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. X. New Determinations of Centers for 65 Clusters", The Astronomical Journal, 140 (6): 1830–1837, arXiv:1008.2755, Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1830G, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830.
  3. ^ a b c d Boyles, J.; et al. (2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51.
  4. ^ a b "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 4590. Diakses tanggal 2006-11-17.
  5. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 53 ly. radius
  6. ^ Sollima, A.; et al. (2008), "The correlation between blue straggler and binary fractions in the core of Galactic globular clusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 481 (3): 701–704, arXiv:0801.4511, Bibcode:2008A&A...481..701S, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20079082

Pranala luar

Koordinat: Peta langit 12h 39m 28.01s, −26° 44′ 34.9″

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